MONTREAL — Groups representing survivors and families of victims of Quebec mass shootings are questioning the Liberal government’s commitment to eliminating handguns and assault weapons on the eve of a federal consultation in Montreal. “The Liberal Party ran on getting handguns and assault weapons out of our streets. “It’s simple, because we suffered the consequences with six of our people dying and others injured because of someone who had access to assault weapons and handguns,” Benabdallah said. Both Montreal and Toronto city councils have called on Ottawa to implement bans on handguns and assault weapons. Rathjen said groups were given about one week’s notice of the federal consultation, meaning certain experts are not able to attend.

Source: National Post October 24, 2018 20:03 UTC